Free Radios for the Poorest of India

Authorities in eastern India are distributing free radio sets to lower-caste villagers so that they can listen to music and news after a hard day’s work and improve their awareness, officials said Wednesday.

Officials are distributing transistors costing 400 rupees ($8) each among hundreds of “Dalits” or the formerly “Untouchables” at the bottom of India’s ancient Hindu caste system.